I’ve heard the story many times over the years… about the poor actress, so distraught with her career in Hollywood that she committed suicide by jumping off the “H” in the Hollywood sign. Her name was Peg Entwistle – and although I could come up with that fact for Trivial Pursuit purposes – I didn’t know much else about her. This is a great article from TCM about who she really was, and what her legacy is today. It fills the gaps in on a fascinating piece of Hollywood lore, and every time I hike up to the sign, I’ll never look at the “H” the same way.
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Tags: classic film, hollywood
It’ll be interesting to see what the final outcome of Scott Brown winning the election in Massachusetts will be for Washington. I love how all of the pundits scramble to define it immediately. Yesterday, the news was all about how the “voters had spoken” and Democrats were madly adjusting to the new layout in D.C. While this special election will definitely reshape how the Democrats will do things in Washington now, the broad statement that the somehow this was a major reflection of the people struck me as funny. I mean, this was just an election from one state under special circumstances – and all of a sudden it had become a referendum on everything being done in government. I question that – but it will be interesting to see where this all goes.
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I have a lot of friends who seem to be addicted to FarmVille on Facebook, but I’ve never been able to quite figure out what all of the fuss is about. Maybe it’s all of those years of being forced to watch HeeHaw when I was growing up? So when I found this YouTube video, it struck a chord – it’s a hilarious spoof that sort of sums it all up for me.
This is good news for classic film fans who are also tech geeks like myself.
TCM has launched a very cool iPhone app. It allows you to check the schedule, watch videos, and read their blog. Hopefully, push notifications aren’t far behind for schedule alerts. Now if only I could schedule my Tivo directly from the app!
Tags: classic film, hollywood, iphone
What’s better in the middle of an El Nino thunderstorm, than a Technicolor rainbow courtesy of Ms. Carmen Miranda? If you’ve never treated yourself or had the pleasure, just check out The Gang’s All Here from 1943. One look at the Lady in the Tutti-Frutti Hat and you’ll be hooked, I promise you. I wasn’t around to do drugs in the 60’s, but I imagine this must have been what it was like (Busby Berkeley did like his martinis, after all).
Tags: classic film, hollywood
Michael J. Sonntag
Michael is a film & TV producer, casting director, teacher, and actor, who lives and works in Los Angeles, California.
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